Technical Features

    October 2024
    Transformer Design Comparisons for Mitigating EMI in Gate Driver Circuits

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    Figure 1: Gate driver circuit diagram with a Bourns transformer

    While gate driver-based converters deliver improved efficiency, speed and signal integrity, their high frequency switching features can produce elevated levels of conducted electromagnetic interference (EMI), posing challenges to electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) and overall system reliability. To solve this
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    03/29/2026
    High-Density Power Modules Simplify and Downsize EV Power System Design

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    Figure 1: Replacing conventional, discrete power conversion with power modules throughout the vehicle provides significant cost and weight savings in EVs

    ­The electrification of the automobile is presenting new challenges for power system designers in achieving the highest power density at the lowest weight possible, eliminating compromises in vehicle range and overall performance. Designers of power delivery networks (PDNs) are also tasked with designing safe, effici
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    Date:
    10/31/2024
    How to Boost Safety and Lifespan of EV Lithium-Ion Batteries

    Using TTape™ Distributed Temperature Monitoring helps rapidly identify hotspots across the entire battery pack.

    ­The rapid adoption of electric vehicles (EVs) brings increased focus on lithium-ion battery safety and lifespan. Lithium-ion batteries are the dominant choice for electric vehicles (EVs) with their high power density. Yet, they pose serious risks such as thermal runaway—where a cell overheats, leading to po
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    10/08/2024
    How AI is Challenging Data Center Infrastructures

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    ­Driven by emerging applications including cryptocurrency and artificial intelligence/machine learning (AI / ML), the energy consumed by data centers is very significant and set to grow rapidly to meet user demands. According to a recent report by the International Energy Agency (IEA), data centers consumed 460
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    10/01/2024
    Silicon Carbide Power Switches in Data Center Power Supplies

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    Figure 1: A modern approach to high efficiency AC/DC conversion

    ­It is a credit to the community of designers and engineers working to increase efficiency, that according to the IEA, data center energy consumption only increased 20-70% between 2015 and 2022, while workload increased 340%. However, limits are approaching for power density in data centers with cabinets slated to
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    Date:
    10/01/2024
    Wirelessly Charging the IoT

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    Figure 1: Conventional wireless charging (Tx on the left, Rx on the right) requires multi-stage conversion

    ­As the prevalence and diversity of IoT systems grow, the need to ensure these devices are continuously powered has never been so important. This isn’t just for remote ultra-low-power sensors that need to run for years on miniscule energy budgets, but also for more powerful and more critical systems. And fo
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    Date:
    10/01/2024
    Meeting Air-Quality Legislation without Increased HVAC Use Demands More Efficient IoT CO2 Sensors

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    Figure 1: Airborne substances can be identified by their absorption of IR at specific frequencies. The above show the absorption spectrum for several chemicals found in the air, including CO2, NOX and methane

    ­Legislation on air quality has recently been added to the statute books of multiple states including California and Massachusetts, and is being considered in several others, as well as at the federal level. The legislation sets a maximum in-building CO2 concentration and requires air to be replaced regularly, bu
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    Date:
    10/01/2024
    A Winning Combination of AlN Ceramic Substrate and SiC MOSFETs

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    Figure 1: Typical thermal stack of a baseplate-less module, and RthJA distribution

    ­Wide bandgap silicon carbide (SiC) has emerged as a crucial semiconductor, particularly in applications that demand high power density and efficiency, such as EV charging, solar inverters, or energy storage systems. Its key advantages over traditional silicon devices include higher breakthrough electric field, la
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    Date:
    10/01/2024
    Gaps in Battery Data are Jeopardising Energy Transition

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    ­The energy transition is in many ways a story of the rise of batteries. A recent International Energy Agency reportnoted that delivering COP28 climate targets will depend on our ability to scale up battery deployment, which could treble renewable energy capacity and double the pace of energy efficiency improvements by
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    Date:
    10/01/2024
    How Advances in AI Could Remove the Roadblocks to Renewable Electricity

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    Figure 1: Query screen to help operator plan electricity traffic on the network

    ­In the Netherlands, a solar power boom isbeing undermined by a grid capacity crunch, hindering its progress on climate change targets. Problems connecting to the grid are also holding up the energy transition withsome 930 gigawatts of renewable generating capacity currently held up in grid interconnection qu
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    Date:
    10/01/2024
    Hydrogen Power 101

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    Figure 1: Single Hydrogen Molecule

    ­There is a worldwide imperative to reduce our reliance on carbon-based fuels and switch to clean energy. Consequently, hydrogen has emerged as a promising solution to address escalating demands for sustainable energy and efficient operations. Understanding the basics of hydrogen is essential in analyzing the po
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    Date:
    10/01/2024
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